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Department of Health and Human Services’ (DHHS) Low-Income Energy Assistance Program and the Community Services Administration’s Energy Crisis Assistance and the crisis Intervention Program. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) payments Unearned N

In-kind income/benefits Unearned N

Income maintenance insurance (including disability insurance) Unearned Y

Indian assistance from the Bureau of Indian Assistance, better known as Higher Education Grant Program or Scholarship Grant Program Unearned N

Indian Claims Commission to the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakima Indian Nation or the Apache Tribe of the Mescalero Reservation Unearned N

Indian assistance from the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act of 1980 Unearned N

Indian assistance from the disposition of funds to the Grand River Band of Ottawa Indians Unearned N

Indian assistance awarded to the Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians Unearned N

Indian assistance for relocation to the Navajos and Hopis Unearned N

Indian assistance awarded to the Assiniboine Tribe of the Fort Belknap Indian Community and the Assiniboine Tribe of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation Unearned N

Interest, dividends and royalties Unearned Y Up to $400 per BG annually is excluded. Income above $400 must be averaged over the period of the remaining 12 months.